sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
(rousing) send-off; farewell
match; game; bout; contest
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unimportant things; insignificant things; trifles
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
VIP; very important person
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
offering a full report to a superior
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
introductory article; advertisement
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
thatching; thatch; thatched roof